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Table 5 Change in parameters between baseline and follow-up. Total values and stratified on gender

From: Physical activity initiated by employer and its health effects; an eight week follow-up study

	Female						Male						All
Outcome	n	obs	β	95 % CI		p	n	obs	β	95 % CI		p	n	obs	β	95 % CI		p
HbA1c	42	76	−0.03	−0.08	0.02	0.19	74	134	−0.01	−0.05	0.03	0.53	116	210	−0.02	−0.05	0.01	0.16
Tot. chol.	41	77	−0.25	−0.42	−0.09	0.0043	77	138	−0.03	−0.17	0.11	0.68	118	215	−0.12	−0.22	−0.01	0.032
LDL	41	76	−0.26	−0.38	−0.13	0.00024	77	138	−0.05	−0.16	0.06	0.37	117	214	−0.13	−0.22	−0.04	0.0034
HDL	41	77	−0.03	−0.10	0.04	0.4	77	138	0.01	−0.03	0.05	0.62	117	215	0.00	−0.04	0.03	0.83
CRP^a	42	77	−0.10	−0.35	0.15	0.4	77	138	−0.13	−0.35	0.09	0.24	118	215	−0.13	−0.29	0.03	0.11
Systolic BP	43	78	−1.63	−4.81	1.55	0.31	78	141	1.84	−0.80	4.47	0.17	120	219	0.53	−1.50	2.57	0.6
Diastolic BP	43	78	0.15	−2.14	2.44	0.89	78	141	2.58	0.72	4.44	0.0074	120	219	1.67	0.23	3.12	0.024
RHR	43	78	−1.56	−4.39	1.27	0.27	78	141	1.96	−0.11	4.02	0.062	120	219	0.68	−1.00	2.36	0.43
VO_2max	20	55	2.08	0.23	3.94	0.03	32	55	3.47	1.38	5.55	0.0023	52	110	2.84	1.43	4.25	0.00022

^aCRP values was log transformed at analysis
HbA1c = glycosylated haemoglobin level; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein; BP = blood pressure; RHR = resting heart rate; CRP = C-reactive protein; VO _2max = maximal oxygen uptake]

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